Office 365 Update: Improved search in OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online

Posted on December 19, 2017

We’re updating Photo intelligence (Auto tagging, OCR) and meta data. We’ll begin rolling this feature out in the next few days.

This message is associated with Office 365 Roadmap ID: 16627.

How does this affect me?
Building on previous releases to automatically detect the types of images uploaded to OneDrive for Business or SharePoint Online (e.g. a receipt or whiteboard), you will now be able to be search using location data (if found) and text extracted automatically from the image.

The rollout will be completed by the end of the calendar year. We continue to develop more image intelligence features and look forward to bringing you even more functionality.

What do I need to do to prepare for this change?
There is nothing you need to do to prepare for this change. Please click Additional Information to learn more.

Jasper Oosterveld is a Microsoft MVP and Modern Workplace Consultant from InSpark within the Netherlands. On a daily basis, he works with customers to implement the Modern Workplace with Microsoft 365. Jasper focuses on collaboration, communication, security, adoption and governance. Jasper loves to share is expertise and love for Microsoft products with everyone who is willing to listen.